In 2017, St. Francis County, AR had a population of 26.7k people with a median age of 38.4 and a median household income of $33,102. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of St. Francis County, AR declined from 27,023 to 26,688, a -1.24% decrease and its median household income declined from $35,066 to $33,102, a -5.6% decrease.

The population of St. Francis County, AR is 55.3% Black or African American Alone, 40.4% White Alone, and 2.64% Hispanic or Latino. N/A% of the people in St. Francis County, AR speak a non-English language, and 99% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in St. Francis County, AR is $61,900, and the homeownership rate is 58.6%. Most people in St. Francis County, AR commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 18.8 minutes. The average car ownership in St. Francis County, AR is 2 cars per household.

The economy of St. Francis County, AR employs 8.68k people. The largest industries in St. Francis County, AR are Manufacturing (1,194 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,166 people), and Retail Trade (1,146 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($83,125), Utilities ($59,100), and Public Administration ($43,714).

Median household income in St. Francis County, AR is $33,102. Males in St. Francis County, AR have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $38,953. The income inequality in St. Francis County, AR (measured using the Gini index) is 0.453, which is lower than than the national average.

Households in St. Francis County, AR have a median annual income of $33,102, which is less than the median annual income of $60,336 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $35,066 in 2016, which represents a -5.6% annual growth.

Look at the chart to see how the median household income in St. Francis County, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

The closest comparable wage GINI for St. Francis County, AR is from Arkansas.

0.453

2017 Wage GINI

0.453

2016 Wage GINI

In 2017, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0272% decline from 2016 to 2017, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

The 2017 the GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2017, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in St. Francis County, AR was Census Tract 9605 with a value of $40,610, followed by Census Tract 9603 and Census Tract 9602, with respective values of $38,571 and $34,268.

The following map shows all of the tracts in St. Francis County, AR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

27.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in St. Francis County, AR (6.36k out of 23.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 13.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in St. Francis County, AR is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2016 to 2017, employment in St. Francis County, AR declined at a rate of -4.7%, from 9.11k employees to 8.68k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in St. Francis County, AR, are Production Occupations (953 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (930 people), and Transportation Occupations (900 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of St. Francis County, AR.

The most common jobs held by residents of St. Francis County, AR, by number of employees, are Production Occupations (953 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (930 people), and Transportation Occupations (900 people).

Compared to other counties, St. Francis County, AR has an unusually high number of residents working as Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (3.29 times higher than expected), Transportation Occupations (2.85 times), and Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (2.84 times).

The highest paid jobs held by residents of St. Francis County, AR, by median earnings, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations ($65,781), Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors ($55,563), and Architecture & Engineering Occupations ($52,153).

From 2016 to 2017, employment in St. Francis County, AR declined at a rate of -4.7%, from 9.11k employees to 8.68k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in St. Francis County, AR, are Manufacturing (1,194 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,166 people), and Retail Trade (1,146 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of St. Francis County, AR, though some of these residents may live in St. Francis County, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Compared to other counties, St. Francis County, AR has an unusually high number of Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (3.17 times higher than expected), Wholesale Trade (1.79 times), and Transportation & Warehousing (1.76 times) industries.

87.8% of the population of St. Francis County, AR has health coverage, with 26.3% on employee plans, 34.9% on Medicaid, 12.6% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 1.13% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the county of St. Francis County, AR was $7,408 in 2014. This is a 6.91% increase from the previous year ($6,929).

Primary care physicians in St. Francis County, AR see 1773 patients per year on average, which represents a 14.3% decrease from the previous year (2069 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3274 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 403 patients per year.

Comparing across all counties in the state, Jefferson County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (17.2%). Additionally, St. Francis County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (44.5%)

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

In 2017, the median age of all people in St. Francis County, AR was 38.4. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 39, were generally older than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 36. But people in St. Francis County, AR are getting getting older. In 2016, the average age of all St. Francis County, AR residents was 38.

As of 2017, 1.49% of St. Francis County, AR residents (397 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.7%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in St. Francis County, AR was 2.65%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in St. Francis County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

As of 2017, 99% of St. Francis County, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.1%. In 2016, the percentage of US citizens in St. Francis County, AR was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in St. Francis County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, there were 1.37 times more Black or African American Alone residents (14.8k people) in St. Francis County, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.8k White Alone and 704 Hispanic or Latino residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in St. Francis County, AR as a share of the total population.

N/A% of St. Francis County, AR citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is approximately the same as the national average of 21.8%. In N/A, the most common non-English language spoken in St. Francis County, AR was N/A. N/A% of the overall population of St. Francis County, AR are native N/A speakers. N/A% speak N/A and N/A% speak N/A, the next two most common languages.

In 2016, universities in St. Francis County, AR awarded 435 degrees. The student population of St. Francis County, AR is skewed towards women, with 517 male students and 815 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in St. Francis County, AR are White (233 and 53.6%), followed by Black or African American (189 and 43.4%), Hispanic or Latino (6 and 1.38%), and Two or More Races (5 and 1.15%).

The median tuition costs in St. Francis County, AR are $N/A for private four year colleges, and $N/A and $N/A respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2016 the majority of degrees awarded at institutions in St. Francis County, AR were to White students. These 233 degrees mean that there were 1.23 times more White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 189 degrees awarded.

The median property value in St. Francis County, AR was $61,900 in 2017, which is 0.284 times smaller than the national average of $217,600. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $62,700 to $61,900, a 1.28% decrease. The homeownership rate in St. Francis County, AR is 58.6%, which is lower than the national average of 63.9%. People in St. Francis County, AR have an average commute time of 18.8 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in St. Francis County, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$33,102

Median Household Income

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9.33k

Number of Households

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In 2017, the median household income of the 9.33k households in St. Francis County, AR declined from $33,102 from the previous year's value of $35,066.

The following chart displays the households in St. Francis County, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

In 2017, the median property value in St. Francis County, AR declined from to $61,900 from the previous year's value of $62,700.

The following charts display, first, the property values in St. Francis County, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In St. Francis County, AR the largest share of households have a property value in the $50k - $60k range.

This chart shows the households in St. Francis County, AR distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In St. Francis County, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The following chart displays the households in St. Francis County, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in St. Francis County, AR have 2 cars, followed by 1 car.

Using averages, employees in St. Francis County, AR have a shorter commute time (18.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.1 minutes). Additionally, 0.728% of the workforce in St. Francis County, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in St. Francis County, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.